DawnGordon Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Several of my clients have been waiting for this bundle. MSRP $1350. Contact me for introductory pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 7 minutes ago, ILoveC4 said: What is it? Bundle pricing for controller and remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 What does the Control Light give you compared to a Core1? Could this replace EA1s behind TVs and give OSD? Zigbee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnGordon Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 The Core Lite is limited to a single room. It has HDMI out and three IR/one serial port(s), and an internal Zigbee antenna. So, yes, it can function like a Core 1 for TVs, but at a less expensive price when bundled with a remote. South Africa C4 user 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 And I has a decent amount less power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Note, OSD is 1080p only, not 4K And no Audio out (beyond HDMI) But yes it would be an easy replacement for local controllers for a few devices and do OSD. Note that as of my last check at least, Core Light is ONLY sold WITH a remote (SR 260, Neeo or Halo Tactile/Touch) The lower computing power is a non-issue if it's not running a system, still plenty to do OSD, IR/serial and be a ZigBee server in a larger system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Is the core lite limited to 1 room in composer or is it just a suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, therockhr said: Is the core lite limited to 1 room in composer or is it just a suggestion? It doesn't allow adding more controllers. Will it allow you to add more than one room - yes it will. Should you add more than one room beyond the function of a double room for audio options (TV vs surround vs headphones), maybe use a Zone2 out on a receiver or a few lights? No you really shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 There is a reason it's priced and speced how it is so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Is the CORE lite less powerful than an EA-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnGordon Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Yes. But it will be fine for single room use. It’s designed to run an AV system, TV, or a theater - not a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 44 minutes ago, DawnGordon said: Yes. But it will be fine for single room use. It’s designed to run an AV system, TV, or a theater - not a house. Correct. There were complaints that core 1 was too expensive for osd. Enter core lite. DawnGordon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 3 hours ago, DawnGordon said: Yes. But it will be fine for single room use. It’s designed to run an AV system, TV, or a theater - not a house. Ok thanks. Surprised it is less powerful than an ea-1 since it is new but if they are really trying to keep it to one room then that makes sense. I ask because I see lots of people think you have to had to have an ea-3 or ea-5 for a whole home (when they were the latest controllers) when depending on what existing audio and other third party decides you had an ea-1 would have been plenty. Right now I have an ea-1 acting as my main controller and an ea-3 being used for audio only. Will probably switch the ea-1 for a CORE 1 and the ea-3 for a Sonos port when the time comes I have to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 minute ago, therockhr said: Ok thanks. Surprised it is less powerful than an ea-1 since it is new but if they are really trying to keep it to one room then that makes sense. I ask because I see lots of people think you have to had to have an ea-3 or ea-5 for a whole home (when they were the latest controllers) when depending on what existing audio and other third party decides you had an ea-1 would have been plenty. Right now I have an ea-1 acting as my main controller and an ea-3 being used for audio only. Will probably switch the ea-1 for a CORE 1 and the ea-3 for a Sonos port when the time comes I have to upgrade. You should switch your director to EA3. You will see a performance improvement...ea1 really shouldn't be director in a multi room system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alt Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 38 minutes ago, msgreenf said: You should switch your director to EA3. You will see a performance improvement...ea1 really shouldn't be director in a multi room system I always thought that the EA1 and EA3 had the same CPU and Ram specs? therockhr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: You should switch your director to EA3. You will see a performance improvement...ea1 really shouldn't be director in a multi room system Why? They have the same computing specs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 IMHO ZigBee performance and cooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, msgreenf said: IMHO ZigBee performance and cooling I only have 5 zigbee devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanITman Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Alt said: I always thought that the EA1 and EA3 had the same CPU and Ram specs? They do, they are identical. Moving to an EA3 from an EA1 will have zero performance improvements. I'm currently running an office that has 3 x T4 touch panels, Cameras, and alarms all on a CA-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 33 minutes ago, DanITman said: They do, they are identical. Moving to an EA3 from an EA1 will have zero performance improvements. I'm currently running an office that has 3 x T4 touch panels, Cameras, and alarms all on a CA-1 going from a CA-1 to a Core you will see a big improvement in touchscreen perormance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 IMHO ZigBee performance and cooling It’s been my understanding that the zigbee radios are identical in the EA series and actually better (or capable of being less constricted) in the Core series. But all in all identical for each model per series. That said, zigbee devices are very likely to have programming code written against them, so the additional processing power as you move up would benefit the programming execution. Does anyone have the comparison chart handy? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnGordon Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 21 hours ago, msgreenf said: You should switch your director to EA3. You will see a performance improvement...ea1 really shouldn't be director in a multi room system Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, DawnGordon said: Absolutely. There are no differences in computing power between the EA-1 and the EA-3. They are the same. There is no technical basis for saying i would see an improvement moving director to the EA-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 hours ago, therockhr said: There are no differences in computing power between the EA-1 and the EA-3. They are the same. There is no technical basis for saying i would see an improvement moving director to the EA-3. Oh, there won't be any speed improvement, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you've got that going for you ... which is nice. DanITman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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